International Literacy Day Gifts

Censorship | Not Censorship

Hate Platforms

"Can I borrow the car keys?"

'My penmanship has really improved since I got a laser printer.'

'I'm reading aloud, Jeremy - My lips are SUPPOSED to be moving!'

Accelerated reading. Slowpoke reading,

'Let's go to our education reporter for more underreporting of school success stories.'

"No, I really thought each sentence ended with an emoji!"

"I give up. Where's the power button?"

I.T. Fear

'What does it say, Dad?'

"Because he's illiterate. That's why I have to read to him all the time."

"Barb's such a fast reader."

"No, son, you’re not ‘M for Mature.’"

"You can use the alphabet to text. You can use the alphabet to tweet. Why can't you use the alphabet to spell?"

"The moral of the story, honey, is that being a celebrity does not make you a credible children’s book author."

"I've edited your Wikipedia entry again, Sadie. You're about to be inundated with phone calls from the press." "Whatever, geek-boy." "You're now the world's foremost authority on Turkey leprosy, the disease that's threatening to ruin the holidays." "No one'll believe that." "Oh yeah? I wrote a Wikipedia page for Turkey leprosy, too, along with examples of all the historical figures it's killed, such as the Archduke of Crushistan." "There is no 'Crushistan.'" "I've written a Wikipedia entry for C

Rumors, lies and innuendo.

"Ah, to be young and foolish again."

"The Internet ate my baby!"

Library

Child lifting alphabet blocks.

"As you can see, I've learned the alphabet."

"We call it 'learning to read', not 'battling illiteracy'."

Data Extraction Social Media Theme Park

"To 'click to enter' or not to 'click to enter'… that is the question."

'Well, so my grades are A,B,C,D... at least I'm learning my alphabet.'

"I hope you're not reading fake news."

"But if I don't learn handwriting, how will I be able to read Grandma's letters?"

Good writing is good thinking

'There's more to me than my books, you know.'

"You have been specially selected to upload your bank details. Offer ends midnight."

"Why is there an ad for Jay-Z in the New England Journal of Pediatric Medicine?!"

Spell-Check Bee

Cat going to litter box with newspaper to read.